Achor, Ohio

Achor, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Achor is located in Ohio
Achor
Achor
Achor is located in the United States
Achor
Achor
Coordinates: 40°46′27″N 80°32′30″W / 40.77417°N 80.54167°W / 40.77417; -80.54167
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipMiddleton
Elevation
[1]
830 ft (253 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44441
Area codes330, 234
FIPS code39/00170
GNIS feature ID1064293[1]

Achor is an unincorporated community in Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies a few miles south of the community of Negley and just west of the state border with Pennsylvania. Once a leading settlement in the eastern portion of the county, it is now virtually a ghost town.

History

Achor was originally called "The Valley of Achor", and under the latter name was platted around 1806.[2] Variant names included Achorston, Achortown, Anchorstown, and Middleton.[1] A post office called Achor was established in 1816, and remained in operation until 1901.[3]

In 2020, the Valley of Achor Baptist Church, the only original building of the community still standing, burned down.[4] An EF1 tornado struck Achor on April 8, 2020.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Achor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 303.
  3. ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Historic church destroyed by fire". The Review. August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  5. ^ National Weather Service in Cleveland, Ohio (2022). Ohio Event Report: EF1 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved January 7, 2023.


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